Originally Posted by: JeffS65So Chris, would the interval matter within the progressions as to how the same chord would read tonally?[/quote]

I'm not clear on what you mean. The interval in the chord? The interval between the melody notes?

Originally Posted by: JeffS65For instance, would the C read tonally different if part of a tritone.

Now I'm really confused! :)

[quote=JeffS65] [br]Versus a more standard interval? Same note but different context would make the same chord/note sound different in context?

Different notes or different chords create different contexts. Could you give me an example of what you are describing?